What is in your cup? - Page 1840

bjones6416 · 02-05-2014, 04:54 PM

My new cup today is this Zojirushi travel mug. Somebody on here recommended it (Charlie, maybe?), and I love it. It keeps my coffee HOT.

poohbear_nc · 02-05-2014, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cromag

Second mug of tea. Shovelling the new ice/sleet/snow that fell last night is going laughably slowly. It's remarkably heavy, so I'm just "nibbling" into it, a couple inches per shovel. And taking a break every few feet.

Besides, the pavement I clear today will freeze tonight, and then there's more snow in the forecast.

Fortunately, I have more tea to fortify myself.

Maybe you should pour hot tea on the ice?

[I used to live in Ohio near Lake Erie ... so I know the type of snow/ice hell you're experiencing]

Gazing longingly at the Laphroaig bottle ...

cromag · 02-05-2014, 07:04 PM

Going "extra innings" on the tea! Having a fifth mug.

Thanks for the sympathy, poohbear_nc! The driveway is about two thirds done. The most treacherous aspect is that the driveway has a steep slope up to the street. With this heavy snow/slush I'm leaving a thin, invisible, but very slick layer in some spots. So, my biggest hazard is the potential for slipping, falling on my butt, and sliding unceremoniously into my garage.

poohbear_nc · 02-05-2014, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by cromag

Going "extra innings" on the tea! Having a fifth mug.

Thanks for the sympathy, poohbear_nc! The driveway is about two thirds done. The most treacherous aspect is that the driveway has a steep slope up to the street. With this heavy snow/slush I'm leaving a thin, invisible, but very slick layer in some spots. So, my biggest hazard is the potential for slipping, falling on my butt, and sliding unceremoniously into my garage.

Kitty litter! Spread some ordinary kitty litter on your cleared areas - for traction!

Stitchawl · 02-05-2014, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Kitty litter! Spread some ordinary kitty litter on your cleared areas - for traction!

Clean!

Clean kitty litter.

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 02-05-2014, 07:55 PM

Hey, where did we go
Days when the rains came ?
Down in the hollow
Playing a new game,
Laughing and a-running, hey, hey,
Skipping and a-jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our, our hearts a-thumping
And you, my brown-eyed girl,
You, my brown-eyed girl.

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-Jylprbkk0 )

Good morning, everyone! No, no rain here... Not for another two months anyway, but the song was on my mind as I was waking up! Got a late start this morning and the sun was already up over the mountain. Too bad. I like watching it rise. But I have a mug of "P.G. Tips" tea to make up for it. That brings a smile to my lips (as well as tea.) Restful day ahead... no chores to do, no promises to keep. My biggest goal today is to find a tube of anchovy paste so I can make a tapanade tonight. Some reading, some music, some walking, good eating... I think I'm going to enjoy today!

Stitchawl

cromag · 02-05-2014, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Clean!

Clean kitty litter.

Stitchawl

Yeah. I am kinda cheap, that way.

Actually, I think I have a bag of sand. Not as good as kitty litter, but it should help.

Stitchawl · 02-05-2014, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cromag

Yeah. I am kinda cheap, that way.

Actually, I think I have a bag of sand. Not as good as kitty litter, but it should help.

When I used to heat my house with a wood stove, I never threw away the ashes. I always kept a big box of it in the back of my car, and used it to get me out of stuck spots in town. In the countryside, I'd use a couple of strips of chickenwire.

Stitchawl

kindlekitten · 02-05-2014, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

My new cup today is this Zojirushi travel mug. Somebody on here recommended it (Charlie, maybe?), and I love it. It keeps my coffee HOT.

I think it may have been Prof Crash, or maybe even the long lost astra

Bilbo1967 · 02-06-2014, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I think it may have been Prof Crash, or maybe even the long lost astra

Did anybody ever find out what happened to astra?

Stitchawl · 02-06-2014, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Did anybody ever find out what happened to astra?

Life happened. He just got too busy and realized just how much time he was spending here. His plan was to just cut back, but I guess he simply got out of the habit of posting. We had several e-mail conversations about it, but I think he just found other interests.

Stitchawl

ProfCrash · 02-06-2014, 08:45 AM

I miss many of our lost friends. astra turned me on to Pu Erh's and Chinese black teas so he is high on my list of people I wish we heard from.

Working on a sencha right now.

So the Little Man is growing, changing, maturing quite nicely. He is getting his incisors in which means that last night was a bad sleep night. He went down fine but woke up a few hours later crying. I went to rock him after 30 minutes of crying. He fell asleep, I stood up to put him in his crib, he opened his eyes and went "NO", we sat back down on the glider, and he gave me a kiss on my mouth.

30 minutes later he is asleep. Dead weight in my arms, snoring asleep. I put him in his crib. As his head touches the pillow I get a "NO" and he sits up. "No, no no, no" pouty face. Back to the glider (yes I am a softie in this area). Second kiss. Mom gets him some baby tylenol for the teeth.

Thirty minutes later he is asleep and stays asleep when I put him down.

12:30, LM wakes up crying. 1:30 AM I go get him and bring him into our bed. I need sleep and know that the rocking thing isn't going to work. 4 AM I wake up, LM is sleeping. I slide out of bed, walk to his room. As a cross into his room I feel a wiggle and get a whispered "no". Back to bed. At 4:30, I put him in his crib. He is tired enough that he cries for 10 minutes and falls asleep in the crib.

He has been using No for over a month now, this is the first time he has used it when it comes to not getting to cuddle with Mom and going to bed.

It really was cute and I loved the little kisses. But I think Tylenol is going to come into play earlier tonight.

Bilbo1967 · 02-06-2014, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Life happened. He just got too busy and realized just how much time he was spending here. His plan was to just cut back, but I guess he simply got out of the habit of posting. We had several e-mail conversations about it, but I think he just found other interests.

Stitchawl

That's a shame. He was a nice guy. Probably still is, come to think about it!

kindlekitten · 02-06-2014, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I miss many of our lost friends. astra turned me on to Pu Erh's and Chinese black teas so he is high on my list of people I wish we heard from.

Working on a sencha right now.

So the Little Man is growing, changing, maturing quite nicely. He is getting his incisors in which means that last night was a bad sleep night. He went down fine but woke up a few hours later crying. I went to rock him after 30 minutes of crying. He fell asleep, I stood up to put him in his crib, he opened his eyes and went "NO", we sat back down on the glider, and he gave me a kiss on my mouth.

30 minutes later he is asleep. Dead weight in my arms, snoring asleep. I put him in his crib. As his head touches the pillow I get a "NO" and he sits up. "No, no no, no" pouty face. Back to the glider (yes I am a softie in this area). Second kiss. Mom gets him some baby tylenol for the teeth.

Thirty minutes later he is asleep and stays asleep when I put him down.

12:30, LM wakes up crying. 1:30 AM I go get him and bring him into our bed. I need sleep and know that the rocking thing isn't going to work. 4 AM I wake up, LM is sleeping. I slide out of bed, walk to his room. As a cross into his room I feel a wiggle and get a whispered "no". Back to bed. At 4:30, I put him in his crib. He is tired enough that he cries for 10 minutes and falls asleep in the crib.

He has been using No for over a month now, this is the first time he has used it when it comes to not getting to cuddle with Mom and going to bed.

It really was cute and I loved the little kisses. But I think Tylenol is going to come into play earlier tonight.

I was a soldier when my first one was born, I learned early on due to selfishness if nothing else that co-sleeping was a GOOD thing! never regret it and had fantastic sleepers!

ProfCrash · 02-06-2014, 12:37 PM

I prefer him sleeping in his crib but I don't sleep if he is crying so after 11 PM he comes into the bed if he is crying for a period of time. It normally happens once or twice a month. Right now his incisors are coming in so I suspect he might spend Saturday and Sunday in bed with us.

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02-05-2014, 04:54 PM	#27586
bjones6416 ↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!! Posts: 3,394 Karma: 17432172 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Acer netbook, JetBook Lite, Sony PRS-300, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire	My new cup today is this Zojirushi travel mug. Somebody on here recommended it (Charlie, maybe?), and I love it. It keeps my coffee HOT.

02-05-2014, 07:04 PM	#27588
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,279 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Going "extra innings" on the tea! Having a fifth mug. Thanks for the sympathy, poohbear_nc! The driveway is about two thirds done. The most treacherous aspect is that the driveway has a steep slope up to the street. With this heavy snow/slush I'm leaving a thin, invisible, but very slick layer in some spots. So, my biggest hazard is the potential for slipping, falling on my butt, and sliding unceremoniously into my garage.

02-05-2014, 07:55 PM	#27591
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Hey, where did we go Days when the rains came ? Down in the hollow Playing a new game, Laughing and a-running, hey, hey, Skipping and a-jumping In the misty morning fog with Our, our hearts a-thumping And you, my brown-eyed girl, You, my brown-eyed girl. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-Jylprbkk0 ) Good morning, everyone! No, no rain here... Not for another two months anyway, but the song was on my mind as I was waking up! Got a late start this morning and the sun was already up over the mountain. Too bad. I like watching it rise. But I have a mug of "P.G. Tips" tea to make up for it. That brings a smile to my lips (as well as tea.) Restful day ahead... no chores to do, no promises to keep. My biggest goal today is to find a tube of anchovy paste so I can make a tapanade tonight. Some reading, some music, some walking, good eating... I think I'm going to enjoy today! Stitchawl

02-06-2014, 08:45 AM	#27597
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I miss many of our lost friends. astra turned me on to Pu Erh's and Chinese black teas so he is high on my list of people I wish we heard from. Working on a sencha right now. So the Little Man is growing, changing, maturing quite nicely. He is getting his incisors in which means that last night was a bad sleep night. He went down fine but woke up a few hours later crying. I went to rock him after 30 minutes of crying. He fell asleep, I stood up to put him in his crib, he opened his eyes and went "NO", we sat back down on the glider, and he gave me a kiss on my mouth. 30 minutes later he is asleep. Dead weight in my arms, snoring asleep. I put him in his crib. As his head touches the pillow I get a "NO" and he sits up. "No, no no, no" pouty face. Back to the glider (yes I am a softie in this area). Second kiss. Mom gets him some baby tylenol for the teeth. Thirty minutes later he is asleep and stays asleep when I put him down. 12:30, LM wakes up crying. 1:30 AM I go get him and bring him into our bed. I need sleep and know that the rocking thing isn't going to work. 4 AM I wake up, LM is sleeping. I slide out of bed, walk to his room. As a cross into his room I feel a wiggle and get a whispered "no". Back to bed. At 4:30, I put him in his crib. He is tired enough that he cries for 10 minutes and falls asleep in the crib. He has been using No for over a month now, this is the first time he has used it when it comes to not getting to cuddle with Mom and going to bed. It really was cute and I loved the little kisses. But I think Tylenol is going to come into play earlier tonight.

02-06-2014, 12:37 PM	#27600
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I prefer him sleeping in his crib but I don't sleep if he is crying so after 11 PM he comes into the bed if he is crying for a period of time. It normally happens once or twice a month. Right now his incisors are coming in so I suspect he might spend Saturday and Sunday in bed with us.

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